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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR), and Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (both D-WA), submitted a letter to the CFTC expressing concern that the $8 billion threshold of "de minimis quantity of swap dealing" fails to encompass the vast majority of energy-swap-dealing activity and, therefore, may prevent oversight of energy markets. The following recommendations were made in the letter: To assess how many energy swap dealers have registered with the CFTC and how many are

On February 25, 2016, the CFTC's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting to discuss (i) the CFTC Proposed Order providing exemptive relief from CEA requirements for transactions administered by regional transmission organizations, and (ii) the Swap Dealer "De Minimis" exception.